The kid continues to impress at bat and is now batting .410 (16-for-39) during his hitting streak. He had two doubles tonight and has five over his last five games, nine in the last 15 and a team-leading 11 on the season.

The lead grew to 6-0 on Chris Dickerson’s two-run single in the sixth. Dickerson started in right field as Nick Markakis served as the DH. He was 1-for-8 as an Oriole before going 3-for-5 tonight.

Meanwhile Jason Hammel battled his command most of the night and was lifted during Seattle’s two-run rally in the last of the sixth. He went five innings plus three batters allowing seven hits and the two runs, with three walks and five strikeouts on 102 pitches.

Hammel did get the win and is now 4-1 with an ERA of 3.79 and the Orioles are 5-1 in his six starts. But O’s starters have pitched just 16 1/3 combined innings over the last three games.

The Orioles won for the sixth time in the last nine games and the ninth time in the last 13. They are now 4-2 with 37 runs scored on this road trip.

The Orioles went 14-9 (.609) last April and finished this April going 16-11 (.593).

The 16 wins ties the O’s record for April victories set previously in 1969, 1997, 2005 and 2008.